B-Mets one short on the bench

The B-Mets will play with a short bench for the second day in a row as first baseman/designated hitter Jayce Boyd is not with the team.

B-Mets manager Pedro Lopez said Boyd is away from the team in order to attend his sister’s wedding. He should be back before the four-game series with the New Britain Rock Cats ends on Monday afternoon.

Boyd has batted .255 with 10 doubles, two home runs, 14 RBI, and an .350 on-base percentage and a .372 slugging percentage in his first 40 Double-A games.

During the series against National League affiliates, Boyd has alternated time at first base with Matt Clark. Clark is batting .307 and leading the team in home runs (eight) and RBIs (30) in 42 games this season. Clark, who has a .547 on-base percentage this season, played first base on Friday night and is in the lineup playing first and batting cleanup on Saturday (game time 7:05).

Lopez said Rylan Sandoval could also play first base if the B-Mets needed another option while Boyd is away. Catcher Kevin Plawecki would be an option to play first in an emergency scenario. The B-Mets currently have just two catchers on the roster in Plawecki and Nelfi Zapata.